{"id":1990673,"date":"2023-08-04T08:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-threatens-trumps-lead-with-iowa-gop-amid-governor-feud-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:01:41","slug":"desantis-threatens-trumps-lead-with-iowa-gop-amid-governor-feud-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-threatens-trumps-lead-with-iowa-gop-amid-governor-feud-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis challenges Trump&#8217;s lead in Iowa GOP as governor feud escalates: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-threatens-trumps-lead-with-iowa-gop-amid-governor-feud-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. \u2063Ron DeSantis Surges in Iowa Poll, Trump&#8217;s Support Dips<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\">recent poll<\/a> of likely Iowa caucusgoers, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has emerged\u2064 as a <a title=\"WATCH: Samantha Bee Tells Republicans To \u2018Stop Transphobic\u2019 Bills And \u2018Mind Their Own F***ing Business\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-samantha-bee-tells-republicans-to-stop-transphobic-bills-and-mind-their-own-fing-business\/\">strong contender<\/a>, surpassing national expectations. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s support in the Hawkeye State has dipped below 50%, \u200d<a title=\"DeSantis challenges Trump's lead in Iowa GOP as governor feud escalates: Poll\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-threatens-trumps-lead-with-iowa-gop-amid-governor-feud-poll\/\">causing concern amid tensions<\/a> with Gov.\u2063 Kim\u2064 Reynolds (R-IA), who enjoys \u2062immense popularity among Iowa Republicans.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Findings\u200b from the Poll<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>20% \u200cof likely Iowa caucusgoers expressed their intention to vote \u2062for DeSantis, \u2063according \u2064to the New York Times\/Siena\u2063 College poll.<\/li>\n<li>Trump remains the <a title=\"Bachelor Host Chris Harrison Bashes Cancel Culture, Fans Start Petition To Cancel Him\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelor-host-chris-harrison-bashes-cancel-culture-fans-start-petition-to-cancel-him\/\">front-runner<\/a>\u2064 with \u200b44% of respondents \u2064indicating their support for\u200d him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, Trump&#8217;s \u200bnumbers in Iowa were weaker compared to his national support. The same <a title=\"Poll: Majority Of Americans Disapprove Of How Biden Is Handling The Southern Border Crisis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-how-biden-is-handling-the-southern-border-crisis\/\">poll revealed<\/a> that 54%\u200c of Republicans across the country favored Trump, while DeSantis garnered 17%.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, \u200cTrump faces a 10-point \u2062difference between his national support and his support among likely Iowa\u200d caucusgoers. This discrepancy \u200dhighlights his\u200c waning influence\u2064 among Iowa Republicans, as he now holds only a plurality over\u2062 his opponents.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Feud with Gov. \u200bReynolds<\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s declining\u200b support in Iowa can be attributed, in part, to a reported feud between him \u2063and \u200dGov. Reynolds. Last month, Trump publicly criticized\u2062 Reynolds\u2062 for her neutral stance\u2062 during\u2062 the \u2063state&#8217;s \u2064caucus campaign season.\u200d He even\u2062 claimed credit for her election \u200das governor. As \u2063a result, Trump\u200c lost \u200dan endorsement from state \u2064Sen. Jeff Reichman, who decided to back DeSantis instead.<\/p>\n<p>Political strategists predict that Trump&#8217;s decision \u200dto go against\u200b Reynolds\u200d could have negative consequences if voters become aware of the feud. To\u2063 ensure \u2064this, a super PAC supporting DeSantis \u200chas purchased a seven-figure ad \u2064spot titled &#8220;Never Back Down,&#8221; which\u2064 highlights Trump&#8217;s \u2063criticism of Reynolds in\u2062 a 30-second\u200b spot.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis&#8217;s Strong Alliance with Gov.\u200c Reynolds<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast to Trump, \u200dGov. DeSantis&#8217;s campaign is emphasizing his close \u2064friendship \u2062with Gov. Reynolds. To showcase their bond,\u2064 DeSantis&#8217;s campaign has released merchandise\u2064 featuring a mug gifted to him by \u200cReynolds during a visit in \u200dMarch. The mug boldly reads, &#8220;Get S*** Done,&#8221; symbolizing their shared\u200d commitment\u200c to effective\u200c governance.<\/p>\n<p>The Iowa Republican presidential caucuses hold significant importance\u2064 as \u200bthey are the first \u2064in the nation \u2064and play \u2063a pivotal role in\u200c selecting\u200c nominees. In 2024, these\u2063 caucuses are scheduled for Jan. 15, less than six months away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to \u2062read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) outperformed nationally in an Iowa caucusgoers poll, while ex-President Donald Trump&#8217;s support fell below 50% in Iowa due to strained relations with Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), who is highly favored by state Republicans. The New York Times\/Siena College survey reveals these findings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1990674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"DeSantis challenges Trump&#8217;s lead in Iowa GOP as governor feud escalates: Poll","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1990673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"DeSantis challenges Trump&#8217;s lead in Iowa GOP as governor feud escalates: Poll","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}